I think we're just about done with the Leon Powe stories around here. At least, until the Cavs and C's meet on February 25 (which I assume will be the first time he could play against us). But both sides spoke today, and the Herald has a ton of quotes.“I talked to [Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca] for 45 minutes,” said Powe. “But he said they
weren’t going to do nothing. It was quite a shock to me, but he said
they didn’t have the extra money to sign me, and (Pagliuca) said that
he would have to pay out of his own pocket for them to wait on me.
“I understood what he was saying, because it was the same thing I
heard from Danny. I told Danny that I would take the one-year deal. But
that was it. After (talking to Pagliuca), I didn’t call them no more.”Danny Ainge says Leon turned down the same deal he just took with Cleveland: 2 years at the minimum with the second being a team option. Leon wanted a 1-year deal, which the t...
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